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Re: Ross Anderson's Eternity service
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In list.cypherpunks, [email protected] writes:
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> On Mon, 22 Jul 1996, Hal wrote:
>> A few questions for discussion:
>> - Would there be much interest in it among users?
>
> I would be.
Me, too. I think it's a frighteningly good idea.
>> - Would it be a net benefit to society for such a service to exist?
>
> It would benefit people. It may harm society by doing so.
It may harm some particular instantiations of "society", but I think
there's a net benefit. Remember that evolution always takes more than
one generation.
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Roy M. Silvernail [ ] [email protected]
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